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The Writings and Speeches of Edmund Burke - Page 345
by Edmund Burke - 2008 - 588 pages
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Reflections on the revolution in France, and on the proceedings in certain ...

Edmund Burke - France - 1790 - 380 pages
...nor many in the great principles of government, nor in the ideas of liberty, which were underftood long before we were born, altogether as well as they...will be after the grave has heaped its mould upon our preemption, and the filent tomb fhall have impofed its law on our pert loquacity. In England we have...
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Reflections on the Revolution in France, and on the Proceedings in Certain ...

Edmund Burke - France - 1790 - 370 pages
...our lawgivers. We know that we have made no difcoveries ; and we think that no difcoveries are to be made, in morality; nor many in the great principles...government, nor in the ideas of liberty, which were underftood long before we were born, altogether as well as they will be after the grave has heaped...
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Reflections on the Revolution in France,: And on the Proceedings in Certain ...

Edmund Burke - France - 1790 - 536 pages
...our lawgivers* We know that we have made no difcoveries; and we think that no difcoveries are to be made, in morality; nor many in the great principles...government, nor in the ideas of liberty, which were underftood long before we were born, altogether as well as they will be after the grave has heaped...
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Monthly Review; Or Literary Journal Enlarged

Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - Periodicals - 1790 - 606 pages
...notwithftanding Mr, Burke a fTares his correfpondent, that we of this iftand * have made no difcoveries in the great principles of government, nor in the ideas of liberty ; and that we think no difcoveries are to be made in fuch things, which were underftood long before...
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The Monthly review. New and improved ser, Volume 3

1790 - 612 pages
...notwithstanding Mr. Burke ailures his correfpondent, that we of this ifland ' have made no diicoveries in the great principles of government, nor in the ideas of liberty ; and that we think no diicoveries are to be made in fuch things, which were underrtood Jong before...
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Reflections on the Revolution in France: And on the Proceedings in Certain ...

Edmund Burke - France - 1791 - 418 pages
...not our lawgivers; know that we have made no difcoveries; and we think that no difcoveries are to be made, in morality; nor many in the great principles of government, nor in the ideas ofliberty, which were xinderftood long before we were born, altogether as well as they will be aftser...
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Works, Volume 3

Edmund Burke - 1792 - 636 pages
...our lawgivers. We know that -we have made no difcoveries, and we think that no difcoveries are to be made, in morality ; nor many in the great principles...government, nor in the ideas of liberty, which were urrderftood long before we were born, altogether as well as they Will be after the grave has heaped...
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The Beauties of the Late Right Hon. Edmund Burke: Selected from the Writings ...

Edmund Burke - 1798 - 330 pages
...our lawgivers. We know that we have made no difcoveries ; and we think that no difcoveries are to be made in morality ; nor many in the great principles...government, nor in the ideas of liberty, which were underftood long before we born, altogether as well as they will be after the grave has heaped its mould...
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The Anti-Gallican, Or, Standard of British Loyalty, Religion, and ..., Volume 1

Great Britain - 1803 - 390 pages
...our lawgivers. We know that tee have made no discoveries; and we think that no discoveries are to be made in morality ; nor many in the great principles...liberty, which were understood long before we were born. — In England we have not yet been completely emboweled of our natural entrails j we still feel within...
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The Works of ... Edmund Burke, Volume 5

Edmund Burke - English literature - 1803 - 458 pages
...our lawgivers. We know that we have made no difcoveries ; and we think that no difcoveries are to be made, in morality ; nor many in the great principles...government, nor in the ideas of liberty, which were underflood long before we were born, altogether as well as they will be after the grave has heaped...
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